23 OSBORNE ROAD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06304017 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4 | £4 |
| Current assets | £6.9k | £7.5k |
| Net assets | £4 | £4 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-25➖CROW, Simon John resigneddirector
- 2025-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17➕TAYLOR, Gareth appointeddirector
- 2024-06-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21➕INCE, Michael Malcolm Robert appointeddirector
- 2021-12-21➖MCKENZIE, Harry resigneddirector
- 2021-07-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14➖ELTRINGHAM, Euan resigneddirector
- 2018-09-14➕MCKENZIE, Harry appointeddirector
- 2016-07-15➖WATERS, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2016-01-26➖KUZBYT, Peter Joseph resigneddirector
- 2016-01-25➕BAILEY, Ben John appointedsecretary
- 2016-01-25➖KUZBYT, Sally Anne resignedsecretary
- 2016-01-25➕ELTRINGHAM, Euan appointeddirector
- 2016-01-25➕WATERS, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2013-07-01➕WATERS, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2009-07-07➖BAILEY, Ben John resignedsecretary
- 2009-07-07➕KUZBYT, Sally Anne appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 23 OSBORNE ROAD LIMITED
- 2007-07-05➕BAILEY, Ben John appointeddirector
- 2007-07-05➕BAILEY, Ben John appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-05➕JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-07-05➖JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-07-05➕CROW, Simon John appointeddirector
- 2007-07-05➕KUZBYT, Peter Joseph appointeddirector
- 2007-07-05➕JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-07-05➖JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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| 21 MANAGEMENT LTD→ 16743422 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 25 JOHN STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05727596 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 26 OSBORNE ROAD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO. LIMITED→ 03585509 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
89 St Georges Terrace St. Georges Terrace
Jesmond
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE2 2DN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05
Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)
Active
BAILEY, Ben John→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2007-07-05
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INCE, Michael Malcolm Robert→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2021-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Gareth→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-01-17
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WATERS, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2013-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAILEY, Ben John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2009-07-07
KUZBYT, Sally Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-07-07 · resigned 2016-01-25
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2007-07-05
CROW, Simon John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2025-06-25
ELTRINGHAM, Euan→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2016-01-25 · resigned 2018-09-14
KUZBYT, Peter Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2016-01-26
MCKENZIE, Harry→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2018-09-14 · resigned 2021-12-21
WATERS, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2016-01-25 · resigned 2016-07-15
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-07-05 · resigned 2007-07-05
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Recent filings (70 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07